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Uyuni Silica Deposit

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090402
MRDS ID BL10168
Record type Site
Current site name Uyuni Silica Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.82725, -20.46702 (WGS84)
Elevation 3669
Relative position 0.5 KM SW OF UYUNI.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Comments on the location information

  • ALONG RR SW OF UYUNI.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary
Silica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand Ore

Analytical data

Result SILICA SAND AVERAGES 90.44% SIO2, 4.16% FEO (CADIMA ET AL, 1969)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.82725, -20.46702
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Name AREA A BED U5
    Estimate year 1969
    Total resources 1338424000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silica SiO2 90.43 wt-pct Silica Major 1969
  • Type In-situ
    Name AREA A BED U7
    Estimate year 1969
    Total resources 4758840000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silica SiO2 91.88 wt-pct Silica Major 1969
  • Type In-situ
    Name AREA B BED U5
    Estimate year 1969
    Total resources 1267904000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silica SiO2 83.82 wt-pct Silica Major 1969
  • Type In-situ
    Name AREA B BED U7
    Estimate year 1969
    Total resources 1539599000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silica SiO2 85.85 wt-pct Silica Major 1969

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BASED ON HOLES DRILLED ON 250 M CENTERS AVERAGING 1.65 M DEEP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CADIMA V., J., FLORES C., O., BALLON A., R., AND VARGAS S., C., 1969, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO Y PROSPECCION ESTRATEGICA DEL YACIMIENTO DE ARENAS SILICEAS DE UYUNI: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME V-014, 17P., MAPS 1:5,000; 1:2,500

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (CADIMA ET. AL., 1969

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    CADIMA ET AL. (1969)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Long, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey

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